Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 398-409, September 2009

Adherence to self-care behavior and factors related to this behavior among patients with heart failure in Japan

Presented in part at the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America, Washington, DC, September 17, 2007

  • Naoko Kato, RN, MHlthSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Nursing/Palliative Care Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Naoko Kato, RN, MHlthSc, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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  • Koichiro Kinugawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Naomi Ito, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Nursing/Palliative Care Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Atsushi Yao, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Masafumi Watanabe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasushi Imai, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Norihiko Takeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Masaru Hatano, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Keiko Kazuma, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Adult Nursing/Palliative Care Nursing, Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

published online 27 January 2009.

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 This study was granted by the Japan Foundation of Cardiovascular Research (N-1; to N.K.).

PII: S0147-9563(08)00217-3

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.11.002

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 398-409, September 2009

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